Your home's technology, sorted in a day.
One visit to make your family's accounts, payments, Wi-Fi, cameras and children's devices safe, fixing what I can while I'm there. You keep a short plan for the rest, and a card that says exactly who to call if something goes wrong at night.
Why it matters
- Families are targets. UK losses to scams that persuade people to send money rose 19% to £576 million in 2025 (UK Finance). Criminals now clone voices to ask for urgent transfers.
- Antivirus isn't enough. It protects a laptop from viruses. It doesn't stop a fake invoice, an email account taken over, or a camera app an old cleaner can still open.
- Out of hours, most families have no plan. If an account were hacked at 10pm on a Saturday, would everyone know who to call?
What I look at
- Accounts. Email and Apple or Google accounts for each adult: two-step login, recovery details, old devices removed.
- Passwords. A family password manager, set up or tidied, with shared items for the household.
- Money. A simple family rule for checking any new or changed bank details, and your bank's fraud line saved on every adult's phone.
- Wi-Fi and the router. The admin password changed, software up to date, a separate network for guests and smart devices.
- Cameras and smart devices. Who can see what, default passwords removed, old users taken off.
- Children's devices. Sensible settings for their age, with a parent there.
- Parents. If you'd like, the basics on your parents' phones too, where scams often start.
What you keep
- The fixes. Most of the list above is done with you on the day.
- A short written plan. Anything left, in order, and who should do each item.
- Your out-of-hours card. One page for the fridge or the phone: your bank's fraud line, your insurer's cyber incident line, your installer's emergency number, and what to do if a phone is lost or an account is hacked.
- A follow-up call two weeks later to check things are moving.
How it works
- A 20-minute call to understand your home and what's worrying you.
- A short letter setting out exactly what's included and the fee, and an NDA if you'd like one.
- A visit on a weekday, about half a day, with whoever uses the technology at home.
- Your plan and out-of-hours card within the week.
- If you'd like, a yearly check-up to keep it current as devices and people change.
Questions
Who are you?
I'm a household Head of IT: part-time, for families with staff and several homes. I'm also a co-founder of a fintech, where I took the company through ISO 27001 and SOC 2 security certification. The Check brings the same care to a single home.
Do you need our passwords?
No. You type them; I guide. Nothing is written down or kept by me.
Will you sell us anything?
No. If something needs buying, you buy it directly at the supplier's price. I take no commissions.
We already have antivirus. Do we still need this?
Keep it. It covers viruses on devices. The Check covers the things it doesn't: accounts, payments, the router, cameras and who to call.
Can you be on call?
No. I work business hours. That's why the out-of-hours card matters: it points to people who answer at night, like your bank and your insurer.
Are you checked?
Yes: a current DBS certificate, which you're welcome to see, and an NDA as standard if you'd like one.
Get in touch
To arrange a call: [email protected] or +44 7843 028725.
I take on only a few Checks each month, so there may be a short wait.